Liverpool fan wins £2,000 after cashing out bet on Joel Matip to score before it was disallowed

The Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea may have been goalless over 120 minutes but it wasn’t for a lack of trying.

A total of four goals were disallowed over the two hours – three for Chelsea and one for Liverpool.

The three Chelsea goals were all deemed to be offside by the assistant referee on the pitch with VAR confirming it with a brief check.

While those decisions are factual following a VAR check, Liverpool’s disallowed goal was a little more open to interpretation.

Virgil van Dijk was punished for standing in an offside position and found guilty of holding Reece James, allowing Sadio Mane to head the ball back across the goal for Joel Matip to score.

After a lengthy VAR check, referee Stuart Attwell was eventually called over to the monitor to decide whether Van Dijk was interfering with play. The decision was that he was and, therefore, the goal would be disallowed.

Onto the Carabao Cup final, and starting with two offside decisions.

The call to disallow Joel Matip's goal was correct, and consistent with other such decisions we have seen recently. pic.twitter.com/e4jBMiFSYM

Liverpool fans were gutted at having the 69th minute goal disallowed.

But while many Liverpool supporters were watching the VAR check with their hearts in their mouths, one very savvy fan was busy making himself £2,000.

A hopeful Kopite placed a £50 bet on Joel Matip to score a header in 90 minutes at odds of 40/1. They must have been ecstatic when the defender headered past Edouard Mendy to put Liverpool 1-0 up. But instead of celebrating, they quickly went onto Sky Bet where they placed the bet and cashed out.

When you cash out before Matip’s goal is ruled out. pic.twitter.com/yBcjAfzGyH

By the time the goal was chalked off,